Baseball players (and fans) are among the most superstitious people on the planet. Here’s the tale of Dennis Grossini. On each pitching day, Grossini woke up at 10:00 a.m. on the dot. In the afternoon, at 1 p.m., he would order two glasses of iced tea and a tuna sandwich from the nearest restaurant. He would then change into the same sweatshirt and support he wore during his last winning game, and chew a wad of Beech-Nut chewing tobacco an hour before the game. After each pitch he would touch the letters on his uniform, and after each ball he would straighten his cap. The resin bag was always placed in the same spot throughout the game. And at the end of each inning in which he gave up a run, he would wash his hands.
Insanity.
We believe in things like the Curse of the Bambino, lucky clothing, never speaking of a perfect game (or even a no-no) as it is in progress… Wade Boggs would eat chicken before each game. No lie. In a game where statistics rule, it’s no wonder we want to do the same things over and over if they have been proven in the past to work. Therefore, it is in that spirit that I announce that I will never score another Yankees game ever again. I have scored three games and they have lost all three. Never mind the fact that I was wearing my lucky Yankees earrings as I scored them! Apparently the bad juju of my scoring outweighs the historic luckiness of my white Yankees earrings. I only pray that writing about my earrings have not zapped them of their power!
Behold my last Yankees scorecards!
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Very superstitious, writing’s on the wall
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Labels: Scorecard, Superstition
Monday, May 24, 2010
Keep the helmet ON!
Oddly enough, the same thing goes for my #2 Pookie, Brett Gardner. Thankfully, Brett doesn’t have any wives or kids (that I know of) to make my lust a guilty one. He has those traditionally American rugged good looks that make me pray he gets to first so the cameras can linger on him a little longer as he steals the other bases. You can’t argue with me when you look at the first picture below. Then you have to ask me to get my head examined when you glance at the photo beneath it. I can’t blame you.
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Labels: Brett Gardner, Joe Mauer, Mark Teixeira
Friday, May 21, 2010
5/21 Yankees vs. Mets Tailgate
SUBWAY SERIES!!! Bring out your batteries, boys and girls, the Yankees and Mets will be doing battle this weekend. Tonight is game one of a three game series at Shea Stadium Citi Field. The winner of the series gets to display their colors on the Empire State Building on Monday. Currently, the ESB displays Yankees blue and white on the north and south sides and Mets blue and orange on the east and west sides. NYY all time record versus the Mets? 42-30 (.583).
Start time: 7:10 p.m. EST
TV: YES/MLBN
Game #42 / Road Game #23
Weather: See the game forecast here, courtesy of Weather.com.
RHP Javier Vazquez (2-4, 8.01 ERA) vs LHP Hisanori Takahashi (3-1, 3.12 ERA)
Yankees Lineup
Jeter, SS
Gardner, CF
Teixeira, 1B
Rodriguez, 3B
Cano, 2B
Swisher, RF
Cervelli, C
Russo, LF
Mets Lineup
Jose Reyes, SS
Alex Cora, 2B
Jason Bay, LF
Ike Davis, 1B
David Wright, 3B
Angel Pagan, CF
Rod Barajas, C
Jeff Francoeur, RF
Keep your Eyes Peeled!
Mariano Rivera has pitched in 931 career games and needs 1 appearance to pass Gene Garber (931) for sole possession of 19th place on Baseball's all-time list behind Rollie Fingers (18th place - 944).
Derek Jeter has 446 career doubles and needs 3 doubles to tie Bernie Williams (449) for second place on the all-time franchise list behind Lou Gehrig (534).
Mark Teixeira has 249 career home runes and needs 1 HR to reach the 250 career home run plateau.
Jorge Posada (DL) has 249 career home runs and needs 1 HR to tie Craig Nettles for seventh place on the Yankees' all-time franchise home run list.
Today in Yankees History
May 21, 1930 - Babe Ruth hits three home runs in a 15-7 loss in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Philadelphia. It marks his only regular season three-homer game as a Yankee, though he accomplishes the feat twice with the club in the World Series (1926 and 1928) and once in 1935 with the Boston Braves.
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
Well, that was fun
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
5/19 Yankees vs. Rays Tailgate
Preview of tonight's game and kickoff of the 2-game series at Yankees Stadium:
Start time: 7:05 p.m. EST
TV: MY9
Game #40 / Home Game #18
Weather: Variable clouds. Partly to mostly sunny with temperatures steady or falling to near 60F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.
RHP AJ Burnett (4-1, 3.31 ERA) vs RHP Wade Davis (3-3, 3.38 ERA)
Yankees Lineup
Jeter, SS
Gardner, CF
Teixeira, DH
Rodriguez, 3B
Cano, 2B
Cervelli, C
Thames, RF
Miranda, 1B
Winn, LF
Devil Rays Lineup
Jason Bartlett, SS
Carl Crawford, LF
Ben Zobrist, RF
Evan Longoria, 3B
Carlos Pena, 1B
BJ Upton, CF
Hank Blalock, DH
John Jaso, C
Reid Brignac, 2B
Keep your Eyes Peeled!
Jorge Posada has 249 career home runs and needs 1 HR to tie Craig Nettles for seventh place on the Yankees' all-time franchise home run list
Mark Teixeira has 249 career home runes and needs 1 HR to reach the 250 career home run plateau.
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Baby's First Scorecard
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
5/18 Yankees vs. Red Sux Tailgate
Preview of tonight's game and conclusion of the 2-game series at Yankees Stadium:
Start time: 7:05 p.m. EST
TV: MY9
Game #37 / Home Game #17
Weather: Rain, becoming more intermittent around 8pm, before ending by mid evening. Cloudy. Windy early. Temperatures reaching the mid 50s. Winds NE at 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 95%.
LHP CC Sabathia (4-2, 3.71 ERA) vs RHP Josh Beckett (1-1, 7.46 ERA)
Yankees Lineup
Jeter, SS
Gardner, CF
Teixeira, 1B
Rodriguez, 3B
Cano, 2B
Cervelli, C
Thames, RF
Miranda, DH
Winn, LF
Red Sox Lineup
Marco Scutaro, SS
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
J.D. Drew, RF
Kevin Youkilis, 1B
Victor Martinez, C
David Ortiz, DH
Adrian Beltre, 3B
Bill Hall, LF
Darnell McDonald, CF
Keep your Eyes Peeled!
Jorge Posada has 249 career home runs and needs 1 HR to tie Craig Nettles for seventh place on the Yankees' all-time franchise home run list
Mark Teixeira has 249 career home runes and needs 1 HR to reach the 250 career home run plateau.
Today in Yankees History
May 18, 1946 - Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson was born. Jackson played five seasons with the Yankees from 1977-81, batting .281 with 144 HR in 653 games and winning two World Series (1977-78). His number, 44, was retired by the Yankees in 1993. Happy birthday, Mr. October!
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Labels: HR Watch, Red Sux, Reggie Jackson, Tailgate
Swishalicious looking delicious
Nick Swisher was on the Rachael Ray Show yesterday. See below for clips.
Nick shows off his World Series bling.
Swish wants to be landscaper?!
Rachael Ray may be annoying as hell, but she picked a good guest for Monday's show!
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Labels: Nick Swisher, Rachael Ray
Mr. Clutch
A-Rod got off to a bad start with the Yankees. His relationship with the press was tenuous. The juicing confession did nothing to help that. He seemed a little gripey about playing 3B instead of SS. And what was worse, he wasn't producing in clutch situations, especially in the post-season. But miraculously, all that changed last year, bad hip and all. Over the last two seasons (2009-10), Rodriguez has been involved in scoring or driving in the game-winning or tying run in seven of the Yankees 16 walk-off innings (two game-ending home runs, two game-tying home runs, two game-winning runs scored and hit the pop-up resulting in a two-run walk-off error vs. the Mets). A-Rod tied up more postseason games with the Yankees trailing than any other player. And last night was not the first time this season he brought the team within striking distance of a win. He has consistently come up big this season, and one could only hope it continues. Girardi has done a good job of keeping his slugger well rested, giving him the day off from time to time, or keeping him in as DH. If he can stay healthy (and keep out of the tabloids) then maybe this is the year for the New York love affair to truly begin with Alex Rodriguez....
* Thanks for the correction on Thames and his walk-off HR stats NYY Game Notes!
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Labels: Alex Rodriguez, Marcus Thames, Red Sux
Monday, May 17, 2010
Inaugural Blog
Hello, and welcome to my blog. Yankees blogs on the internet there are a plenty, but hopefully what makes this site unique is my perspective. Baseball is a game of statistics; the managers, commentators and bloggers are obsessed with them. Guess who isn't -- me! I'll throw in a couple of important stats from time to time (batting average, ERA, steals for the season, etc.), but you won't hear me Monday morning quarterbacking Joe Girardi's decisions based on stats. I'll Monday morning quarterback him based on my gut! I hope to do the occasional live blog, but mostly I'll write whimsical posts on Yankees games, news and players. I'm looking forward to the experience and hearing your comments!
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